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Reading List for the SLA Preliminary Examinations
Revised November 8 , 2006
(Additions to the list since October 4, 2004 are in bold; deletions to the list are marked.)
Question 1. Overview of SLA and general theory, including developmental and evaluative components:
ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.
Atkinson, D. (2002). Toward a sociocognitive approach to second language acquisition. The Modern Language Journal, 86, 525-545.
Block, David. (2003). The Social Turn in Second Language Acquisition (2003).
Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press.
Bremer, K., Roberts, C., Vasseur, M.-T., Simonot, M., & Broeder, P. (1996). Achieving understanding: Discourse in intercultural encounters. New York: Longman.
Brown, J. D. (1995). The elements of language curriculum. A systematic approach to program development. Boston: Heinle.
Canagarajah, S. (1999). Resisting linguistic imperialism in English teaching. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Cook, V. (2001). Second language learning and language teaching (3rd ed.). London: Arnold.
Crookes, G. (1997). SLA and language pedagogy: a socioeducational perspective. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 19, 93-116.
Doughty, C. J. & Long, M. H. (Eds.). (2003). Handbook of second language acquisition. Oxford: Blackwell.
Doughty, C. & Williams, J. (1998). Focus on form in classroom second language acquisition. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Ellis, R. (1994). The study of second language acquisition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Firth, A., & Wagner, J. (1997). On discourse, communication, and (some) fundamental concepts in SLA research. Modern Language Journal, 81, 285-300.
Response articles to Firth & Wagner in The Modern Language Journal, 81 (Fall, 1997):
- Hall, J. K. (1997). A consideration of SLA as a theory of practice. Modern Language Journal, 81, 301-306.
- Kasper, G. (1997). "A" stands for acquisition. Modern Language Journal, 81, 307-312.
- Liddicoat, A. (1997). Interaction, social structure, and second language use. Modern Language Journal, 81, 313-317.
- Long, M. H. (1997). Construct validity in SLA research. Modern Language Journal, 81, 318-323.
- Poulisse, N. (1997). Some words in defense of the psycholinguistic approach. Modern Language Journal, 81, 324-328.
- Rampton, B. (1997). Second language research in late modernity. Modern Language Journal, 81, 329-333.
Firth A., & Wagner, J. (1998). SLA property: No trespassing! Modern Language Journal, 82, 91-94
Response article to Firth & Wagner by S. Gass:
Gass, S. (1998). A response to Firth and Wagner. Modern Language Journal, 82, 83-90.
Gass, S. M., & Selinker, L. (2001). Second language acquisition: An introductory course (2nd ed.). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Gass, S. et al. (Eds.). (2002). Pedagogical norms for second and foreign language learning and teaching. Philadelphia: Benjamins.
Gee, J. (1999). An introduction to discourse analysis: Theory and method. New York: Routledge.
Hall, J. K., & Verplaetse, L. S. (Eds.). (2000). Second and foreign language learning through classroom interaction. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Kramsch, C. (1993). Context and culture in language teaching. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Krashen, S. (1982). Principles and practice in second language acquisition. New York: Pergamon Press.
Lantolf, J. P. (Ed.). (2000). Sociocultural theory and second language learning: Recent advances. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Lantolf, J., & Thorne, S. (2006). Sociocultural Theory and the Genesis of Second Language Development. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Mitchell, R. & Myles, F. (2004). Second language learning theories (2nd ed). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Nation, I. S. P. (2001). Learning vocabulary in another language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Norris, J., & Ortega, L. (2006). Synthesizing Research on Language Learnng and Teaching. Philadelphia: John Benjamins.
Omaggio Hadley, A. (2001). Teaching language in context (3rd ed). Boston: Heinle.
Oxford, R. (1990). Language learning strategies: What every teacher should know. Boston: Heinle.
Pennycook, A. (2001). Critical applied linguistics: A critical introduction. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Phillipson, R. (Ed.). (1992). Linguistic imperialism. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Reagan, T. G., & Osborn, T. A. (2002). The foreign language educator in society: Toward a critical pedagogy. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Rose, K., & Kasper, G. (Eds.). (2001). Pragmatics in language teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Schmitt, N. (Ed.). (2002). An introduction to applied linguistics. London: Arnold.
Schleppegrell, Mary J. (2004). The Language of Schooling. A Functional Linguistics Perspective. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Scollon, R. (2001). Mediated discourse: The nexus of practice. New York: Routledge.
Seedhouse, P. (2004). The interactional architecture of the language
classroom: A conversation analysis perspective. Malden, MA and Oxford, UK:
Blackwell.
Seidlhofer, B. (Ed.). (2003). Controversies in applied linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Shohamy, E. (2001). The power of tests. A critical perspective on the uses of language tests. New York: Longman.
Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century. (1999). Yonkers, NY: ACTFL.
Toohey, K. (2000). Learning English at school: Identity, social relations and classroom practice. Clevedon, UK: Multilingual Matters.
Vygotsky, L. S. (1978). Mind in society: The development of higher
psychological processes. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Watson-Gegeo, K. A. (2004).Mind, language, and epistemology: toward a language socialization paradigm for SLA. The Modern Language Journal, 88, 331-350.
Questions 2 and 3. Research methodology:
Atkinson, P. (Ed.). (2001). Handbook of ethnography. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Bernard, H. R. (2002). Research methods in anthropology: Qualitative and quantitative approaches (3rd ed). Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press.
Brown, J. D. (1988). Understanding research in second language learning. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Brown, J. D., & Rodgers, T. S. (2002). Oxford handbooks for language teachers-Doing second language research. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Creswell, J. (2003). Research design. Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Davis, K. (1995). Qualitative theory and methods in applied linguistics research. TESOL Quarterly 29, 428-453.
Dörnyei, Z. (2003). Questionnaires in second language research: Construction, administration, and processing. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Hatch, E., & Lazaraton, A. (1991). The research manual: Design and statistics for applied linguistics. New York: Newbury House (now Heinle).
Johnson, D. (1992). Approaches to research in second language learning. New York: Longman.
Kasper, G., & Rose, K. (Eds.). (in press, when available). Research methods in interlanguage pragmatics. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Markee, N. (2000). Conversation analysis. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Nunan, D. (1992). Research methods in language learning. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Porte, G. K. (2002). Appraising research in second language learning. A practical approach to critical analysis of quantitative research. Philadelphia: John Benjamins
Silverman, D. (2000). Doing qualitative research: A practical handbook. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
TESOL Quarterly Research Guidelines. Volume 37, 2003, 157-178.
Tochon, F. V. (Ed.). (2002). The Foreign self. Truth telling as educational inquiry. Madison, WI: Atwood Publishing.
All issues, over the past 4 years:
Applied Linguistics
Language Learning
Modern Language Journal
Studies in Second Language Acquisition
(Consult with advisor for other journals in your particular area of interest if you would like them added to the reading list.)
Question 4 (take-home, special topics):
Lists are made individually by students in collaboration with exam committee. Emphasis should come from the strand of specialization, language or other minor, and potential dissertation topic. |
